People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.